Amares (), officially Town of Amares (), is a municipality in Braga District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 18,889,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 81.95 km2.Eurostat
Amares limits to the north and northeast with the municipality of Terras de Bouro, to the southeast with Vieira do Minho and Póvoa de Lanhoso, to the south with Braga and to the northwest with Vila Verde.
The present Mayor is Emanuel Magalhães, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is June 13.
Demographics Pop. Amares Municipality (1801–2011) 1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011 5411 8030 12746 13878 16845 16478 16715 18521 18889
Parishes
The municipality is subdivided into the following parishes:
Amares e Figueiredo Barreiros Bico Caires Caldelas, Sequeiros e Paranhos Carrazedo Dornelas Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros Fiscal Goães Lago Rendufe Santa Maria do Bouro Santa Marta do Bouro Torre e Portela Vilela, Seramil e Paredes Secas
Notable people Gualdim Pais (1118–1195), crusader, member of the Knights Templar in Portugal for Afonso Henriques, founder of the city of Tomar António Variações (1944–1984), singer and songwriter Jorge Pires (), former professional footballer
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